Vehicle-brake.



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W. E. ROBERSON.

VEHICLE BRAKE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 23,1914.

Patentefi June 15, 1915.

TO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON. D. C.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO FHO Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1915.

Application filed July 23, 1914. Serial No. 852,747.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. ROBER- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dickerson, Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VehicleBrakes, of which the following is a specification.

One of the principal objects of my invention is to provide brake mechanism capable of operation from two or more different points, by means of dilferent operating levers, one of which may be removed in some cases. 7

The invention is especially adapted for use on wagon runninggear of the class designed to carry either a wagon-body or a hay-rack, but I do. not limit myself necessarily to this class of vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a compound braking leverage.

' The characteristics and advantages of the invention will be further described hereinafter in connection with a detail description of the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one embodiment of the invention.

It is to be understood, that the invention is capable of embodiment in many different forms.

In the drawings z-Figure 1 is a top plan of the rear end of a vehicle runninggear; Fig. 2 is a vertical, fragmentary section through the axle and bolster; Fig. 3 is a perspective detail of the connecting lever.

Reference character 1 designates a wagon bolster and 2 an axle having an aperture 3 between them, which is utilized toaccommodate part of the brake mechanism. On the wagon frame, forward of the wheels 4, is secured a brake frame 5, and in this is movably mounted the brake beam 6, carrying at its ends, and preferably detachably, brake shoes 7. T e particular character of brake shoes and their mounting is not a part of this invention. To the brake beam, at the center, is connected link 8, preferably made adjustable by making it in two parts and connecting the parts by means of holes 9 and pins 10. This link passes through erture 3 between the bolster and axle, and behind the bolster is pivotally connected to a connecting lever 11. A rock-shaft 12 is mounted in bearings 13 on the front of the bolster. This carries an arm 14 pivotally connected to link 15, which also passes through aperture 3. The rear end of link 15 is pivotally connected to the left-hand ent wagons, in

link 15 ward the off '15, while link 8 is moved in the end of the connecting lever 11, as seen in Fig. 1. n a preferred construction, a plurality of holes 15 are provided at the front end of link 15, so that arm 14 may be connected with the link at different points by means of a pin, this arrangement being made to accommodate different thicknesses bolsters, which may be found in differan obvious manner, The shaft 12 carries, at one end, brake lever 16, which may be operated by hand or by a chain 17 and hook 18 mounted on the brake beam, or in any other well-known way. This lever is also detachably secured to shaft 12 by a nut 19 so that it may be removed in some cases. The rear lever 20 is fulcrumed at 21 in a bracket 22, secured to the bolster, and the lower member 23 of this bracket extends rearward above connecting lever 11, a considerable distance, to guide the lever in its movement and prevent it from riding up, which it has a slight tendency to do in this particular construction, on account of its curvature. The lever is provided with a short offset portion 24 pivoted to the-adjacent end of connecting lever 11. Lever 20 is provided with a suitable tooth to engage a ratchet sector 25 over which it travels to lock the lever in connected to the p with lever 11.

Depending upon the type of body used on the running gear, either or both of levers 16 be used to apply the brake. 20 in the 0d position, as shown, engagement with ratchet sector 25 prevents it rom moving farther to the right, or to position of the brake. A pull on lever 16 will then cause connecting lever 11 to fulcrum at itspoint of connection with and arm 14, leverage advantages afforded by connecting lever 11, and the brake shoes 7 are thus firmly applied to the wheels. Lever 20 may be moved to set the brake, and in this case the connecting lever fulcrums at its point of same direca compound leverage also tion as before,

connecting lever 11.

the connecting lever 11 being afforded by the difference in lengths of the long arm and short arm of lever 20 added to the lever advantage gained through When lever 20 is under the lower member 28 of the bracket,

' which guides the lever and prevents it from lJhe brake may be locked by engaging lever with the sector riding up, as in of the invention it has some this particular embodiment tendency to do.

in any position, an

then be increased by also be hook 18 the braking effect may pulling lever 16. The brake may locked on by hooking chain 17 over on the brake beam. 7

In some cases, lever shaft 12 may be extended across the front of the bolster, as at 1%, and may be connected by an arm 12 and a link 27 with lever 28 secured to the Wagonbody in any suitable position.

In some cases, for instance when certain bodies are used on the running gear, lever 16 is to be removed by removing nut 19, and in this case, without providing special means for the purpose, there may be some diflicultyin positively releasing the brake shoes from the wheels. This is overcome by the spring 26, which applies a resistance to the movement of lever 11 and prevents that end of the lever 2 such for instance as i to positively move from moving away from the bolster when thebrake lever is moved to off-position, and thus the movement of lever 20 causeslink 8 the brake shoes away from the wheel. It will be release of the brake by moving brake lever 16 rearward is entirely positive,;since lever .2-0 islield securely by the sector the movement of lever 20 or'when lever 16 is dismounted may be employed, passing a pin through a hole 15 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

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the adjacent end of connecting rock-shaft mounted at the front of the bolnoticed that the y I 25. Other. .means for insuring positive release of the :brake by This pin in 20 will engage the bolster oraxle and provide a positive fulcrum for the connecting lever to insure the positive release of the brakes, as above explained.

d between said beam and said connecting lever.

2. In brake mechanism, the combination of a wagon running gear comprising a bolster, a bracket fixed tothe rear thereof, a

the releasing movement of lever rock-shaft mounted at the front ofthe bolster, an arm thereon, arm, an operating lever fulcrumed in said bracket, a connecting lever connected at one end with said operating lever and at the otherend with said link, a member of said bracket being arranged to guide the adjaa link pivot'ed to said cent end of said connecting lever, another operating :lever connected with said rock shaft to rotate same, a brake 'beamand a connection between said beam and said con-' necting lever.

,3. In brake mechanism, of a wagon running gear'comprising a'bo the combination ster, a bracket fixed tothe rear thereof, a I

ster, an arm thereon, alink pivoted'to said arm, an operating lever fulcrumed in said WILLIAM. E. ROBERSON.

Witnessesz Y N. S. Bnnnmn," L. B. SoHoLL.

Commissioner of Patents,

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